A Be Well Co Community Event

Fruit for
Thought

Honest conversations about what wellbeing at work actually looks like, from leaders across sport, government, corporate, and community sectors.

3×
Cities in 2026
9+
Industry leaders
2×
Per year, in person
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Raising funds for Camp Quality

Where wellbeing
gets real

Fruit for Thought is an intimate panel event series that brings together leaders from different industries for honest conversations about what actually works — and what doesn't — in workplace wellbeing.

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Diverse industry panels

Speakers from sport, government, tech, community services, healthcare and more, all sharing from lived experience, not slides.

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Intentionally intimate

Small rooms by design. Space for real networking, follow-up conversations, and connections that last beyond the event.

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Research-backed, human-first

Hosted by Be Well Co's team of researchers and practitioners, grounding the conversation in evidence without losing the human element.

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Giving back to Camp Quality

By coming along, you're helping us raise funds for Camp Quality, supporting kids facing cancer across Australia.

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The conversations were honest, a little uncomfortable at times, and genuinely useful.

Attendee feedback · Adelaide 2026
Psychological Safety Leadership Change Performance Wellbeing

In-person,
twice a year

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Sydney
Round 2 · Q4 2026
Wellbeing & Performance

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Adelaide
Round 2 · Q4 2026
Wellbeing & Performance

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Melbourne
Round 2 · Q4 2026
Wellbeing & Performance

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Completed
Adelaide
Round 1 · March 2026
Wellbeing Through Change & Performance
HG
Helen Galindo
Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment
MC
Martin Campbell
Adelaide University
CL
Chris Lynch
Football Australia
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Completed
Sydney
Round 1 · March 2026
Wellbeing Through Change & Performance
CJ
Christie Jenkins
Elite Athlete, Investor & Speaker
AT
Anthony Tran
Grant Thornton
JW
James Wallace
Sydney Water
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Completed
Melbourne
Round 1 · April 2026
Wellbeing Through Change & Performance
SB
Sonia Boland
Australian Institute of Sport
TG
Tash Gawne
GloBird Energy
MJ
Marc Jongebloed
Victorian Auditor-General's Office
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What leaders
are saying

A handful of insights from our 2026 in-person series — across Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

01
Adelaide · Helen Galindo

Leaders are often blind to whether they've actually created psychological safety. They believe they have, but don't realise what's being filtered out before it reaches them.

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Sydney · Christie Jenkins

People don't resist change, they resist being changed. The story you tell yourself about a setback determines whether you become a victim or take ownership.

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Melbourne · Marc Jongebloed

Clarity is not the same as certainty. Leaders wait until they have all the answers before communicating, but people just need to know uncertainty exists, and a timeline for when more will be known.

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Adelaide · Martin Campbell

The first step in psychosocial safety is simple: ask your people what's wrong. If they're not telling you voluntarily, you probably don't have psychological safety yet.

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Sydney · James Wallace

The "boring" primary controls are where the real dial-moving happens, clear roles, effective relationships with leaders, and regular one-on-ones. Less exciting than a fruit bowl. More effective than almost anything else.

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Melbourne · Sonia Boland

Transitions aren't just endpoints. Every new role, new team, or new environment is a transition moment. Getting explicit about those moments, before, during and after, is where the real wellbeing work happens.

The conversation
keeps going

We also host regular online Fruit for Thoughts — one expert, one topic, 45 minutes. Free to join, recorded for those who can't make it live.

One expert speaker per session
Deep-dive on a single wellbeing topic
Live Q&A with attendees
Recorded and shared with the community
Free to join — open to all
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